Hello Fellow Listers: The below tidbit was just sent through the Lancaster Co., PA. List. Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Campbell" <miabethc@gmail.com> To: <palancas@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:11 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] March 1869 Marriages in The Lancaster Intelligencer > > The Lancaster Intelligencer: Wed. 10 March 1869: Page 3: Marriages > > LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.-Marriage Extraordinary.-A rather extraordinary > marriage took place at York, York county, on the 25th ult. The > bridegroom is in the sixties and the bride over one hundred years old. > The parties never saw each other but once before the day of marriage, > and it might be called a case of pure love at first sight. The bride > is well known by many in this community, and is a popular personage > where she resides. Many of the most prominent persons of York have > called to pay their respects, making the aged pair presents. She says > no more hardship now for her. She will live the new life which she has > so auspiciously begun, with comfort and ease--leaning on the strong > arm of a doting and loving husband for support and consolation in all > her troubles and trials. The following is the marriage notice: > On the 25th ult., by Rev. N. B. Buckingham, Mr. Thomas CROMWELL, of > Chambersburg, to Mrs. Esther OLIVER, alias Esther COALYARD, of York, Pa. > ---------- > > These and other Civil War era newspapers can be viewed online using > the "Browse Archive" feature at: > http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/